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Forecaster Katie Greening, of The Weather Channel, said high pressure was building over the Arctic which was encouraging the colder outbreaks for Europe with a volatile week on the cards for the UK.

She said: “Computer models indicate mild, wet and windy air with the passage of an Atlantic low, followed by another cold plunge of Arctic air over northwest Europe on Thursday over north-west Europe on Thursday.

“There will be a brief lift in temperatures over the British Isles on Wednesday and Thursday as an Atlantic low moves into the British Isles.”

The forecaster added that the majority of the rain would fall over the north and west of the UK.

Bikes buried beneath snow in Scarborough on Thursday as the cold snap took hold (Image: PA)

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She said: “That low will carry very wet weather as it passes over Scotland giving up to 20mm of rainfall to the western Highlands during Thursday morning with a further 10mm during the afternoon.

“A windy day is predicted in passage of the low pressure with gales along the northwest coast but moderating inland over central and southern England.

“Moving into Friday, a cold front will sink south and eastwards. Winds will veer north-northwesterly in clearance of that cold front on Friday afternoon, pulling a drier yet cold Arctic air mass over northwest Europe with temperatures dropping below average once more.”

Highs of between 4-7C are forecast across London and the south-east but wind chill will make it feel even colder.”